How Not to Talk about Meaning
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"How Not to Talk about Meaning" is an influential philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that critiques traditional theories of linguistic meaning and advances his program of truth-conditional semantics.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13946322 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Not to Talk about Meaning Context triple: [Mind, Language and Reality, hasPart, How Not to Talk about Meaning]
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A.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
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Belief and the Basis of Meaning
Belief and the Basis of Meaning is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that explores how beliefs underpin linguistic meaning and interpretation.
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Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning is a philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores how discourse generates meanings beyond literal expression, contributing significantly to hermeneutic theory.
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D.
Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language is a foundational 1969 book by philosopher John Searle that systematically develops the theory of speech acts and their role in meaning, communication, and linguistic rules.
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E.
Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Not to Talk about Meaning Target entity description: "How Not to Talk about Meaning" is an influential philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that critiques traditional theories of linguistic meaning and advances his program of truth-conditional semantics.
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A.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
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B.
Belief and the Basis of Meaning
Belief and the Basis of Meaning is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that explores how beliefs underpin linguistic meaning and interpretation.
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C.
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning is a philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores how discourse generates meanings beyond literal expression, contributing significantly to hermeneutic theory.
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D.
Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language is a foundational 1969 book by philosopher John Searle that systematically develops the theory of speech acts and their role in meaning, communication, and linguistic rules.
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E.
Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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